A couple of weekends ago we drove out to Maxie and Sharon’s ranch in West Texas--about a 4-1/2 hour trip from home. They have been building a 30’ X 40’ cabin and Maxie was ready to install lighting and electric outlets. So, while Maxie and Carl spent their time being productive, Linda and Sharon… not so much. They did get a lot of reading done, however.
When we are at the ranch, we usually spend the morning and part of the afternoon working on one project or another, then it is nap time. In the late afternoon we all pile into the Ranger four-wheeler and take a tour of the ranch to check deer feeders, and see how many critters we can spot. Saturday’s tour was a bit chilly, but still a lot of fun.
Saturday evening was spent around the propane furnace. It was an opportunity to celebrate Linda’s birthday. As you can see, she was thrilled with her gift from Sharon. Cute P.J.s! Of course, Linda is always thrilled to get presents. In fact she would grin if you gave her a mud pie.
Sunday morning Carl went out to see what was stirring. He looked down the road and saw what looked like a javelina. Sure enough, there he was eating corn from a deer feeder. Carl approached from down-wind and was able to get to about 15-feet before the javelina heard the camera shutter clicking. The animal started coming toward Carl, so he decided that was close enough.
Sunday we headed home while Maxie and Sharon went to Pecos, where he is working as interim school superintendent. He is in the middle of a search for a superintendent and has high hopes to get back to retirement by February.
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